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#
# property groups for options set via the UI
#

set VisualEffects 0
set CarsSims 1
set Shadows 2
set TextureQuality 3
set CloudsFog 4
set Waves 5
set Driver 6
set Cursor 7
set Translucency 8
set CityDetail 9
set ScreenSize 10
set ScreenDepth 11
set DayNight 12

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set Off 0
set On 1
set Low 1
set Medium 2
set High 3
set CursorBW 0
set CursorColor 1
set Software 0
set Hardware 1
set Screen_800x600 0
set Screen_1024x768 1
set Screen_1280x1024 2
set Screen_1600x1200 3
set Depth_16 0
set Depth_32 1
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optionGroup $VisualEffects
option $Low
property particleDensity 0.25
property particleScale 2.0
property maxParticlesTarget 400
property particleDamping 0.0
property particleLODOffset 2 # subtracted from the zoom.
property effectPriorityLevel 1
property useScreenShake false
property useScreenFlash false
property demolishModelThreshold 24
 option $Medium
property particleDensity 0.5
property particleScale 2.0
property maxParticlesTarget 1200
property particleDamping 0.0
property particleLODOffset 0 # subtracted from the zoom.
property effectPriorityLevel 3
property useScreenShake true
property useScreenFlash true
property demolishModelThreshold 18
option $High
property particleDensity 1
property particleScale 1
property maxParticlesTarget 5000
property particleDamping 0.0
property particleLODOffset 0 # subtracted from the zoom.
property effectPriorityLevel 5
property useScreenShake true
property useScreenFlash true
property demolishModelThreshold 12
end
optionGroup $CarsSims
# Sadly, we have no off
# option $Off
option $Low
property maxVehiclePct 0.0
property maxPedPct 0.0
property minVehicleZoom 5
property minPedZoom 5
# option $Low
# property maxVehiclePct 0.2
# property maxPedPct 0.2
# property minVehicleZoom 5
# property minPedZoom 5
option $Medium
property maxVehiclePct 0.5
property maxPedPct 0.5
property minVehicleZoom 4
property minPedZoom 5
option $High
property maxVehiclePct 1
property maxPedPct 1
property minVehicleZoom 3
property minPedZoom 4
end
optionGroup $Shadows
# Sadly, we have no off
# option $Off
option $Low
property shadowQuality 0 # off
property shadowModelThreshold 40
property lightingUpdateDelta 0.2
# option $Low
# property shadowQuality 2
# property shadowModelThreshold 40
# property lightingUpdateDelta 0.2
option $Medium
property shadowQuality 3
property shadowModelThreshold 22
property lightingUpdateDelta 0.05
option $High
property shadowQuality 5
property shadowModelThreshold 12
property lightingUpdateDelta 1e-4
end

optionGroup $CloudsFog
option $On
property renderCloudsAndFog true
option $Off
property renderCloudsAndFog false
end
optionGroup $Waves
option $On
property renderWaterEffects true
option $Off
property renderWaterEffects false
end

optionGroup $Cursor
option $CursorBW
property cursorType 1
option $CursorColor
property cursorType 3 # 256-color
end
optionGroup $Translucency
option $On
property preferOpaque false
option $Off
property preferOpaque true
end
optionGroup $CityDetail
option $Low
property renderModelThreshold 12
option $Medium
property renderModelThreshold 6
option $High
property renderModelThreshold 2
end
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#
# Configuration Rules
#
#<
Current configuration sources, with example values:
Flags (has, hasNo):
hardwareDriver = false
DXT = true
fullscreen = true
MMX = true
FPU = true
backingStore = true
Strings (stringMatch, stringNotMatch):
userName = awillmott
appName = SimCity 4
version = 1.0.53.0
osVersion = Windows NT 5.0
computerName = AWILLMOTT-6776
CPU = GenuineIntel
sglDriverName = Software
sglDriverVersion = 1.0
driverName = nv4_disp.dll
driverVersion = 6.13.10.2311, GUID: D7B71E3E-4213-11CF-6E73-6D200BC2CD35
cardName = NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro
cardVersion = Vendor: 10de, Device: 0153, Board: 6d10de, Chipset: 00a4
buildType = Debug
Numbers (atLeast, atMost):
cpuSpeed = 1894
memory = 1024
freeMemory = 580
screenWidth = 1600
screenHeight = 1200
screenBPP = 16
videoMemory = 64
textureMemory = 64
textureStages = 1
bogoFPS = 14.9484
bogoMPPS = 11.7559
processing stops after a rule if the rule matches.
partial rules continue processing.
a rule with -any is accepted if any of its conditions are
met -- the default is that all conditions must be met.
#>

# Sound
partialRule "Sound"
rule "high sound detail"
atLeast cpuSpeed 1500
property soundDetail 2
end
 rule "medium sound detail"
atLeast cpuSpeed 800
property soundDetail 1
end
rule "low sound detail"
property soundDetail 0
end
end

partialRule "Memory Use"

rule "low memory"
atMost memory 128
option $CityDetail $Low
option $DayNight $Off
end
rule "medium memory"
atMost memory 192
option $CityDetail $Medium
option $DayNight $Off
end
rule "high memory"
option $CityDetail $High
option $DayNight $On
end
end
partialRule "Recommend Software" -any
stringMatch cardIdentity "3D Labs,*"
atMost videoMemory 15 # less than recommended
property forceSoftwareDriver $prefsFirstTime
end
# must come before software driver rules, after "Recommend Software".
partialRule "No backing store"
hasNo backingStore
property forceSoftwareDriver true # need to force this immediately
end

rule "Standard software"

hasNo hardwareDriver

option $VisualEffects $Medium

option $CarsSims $Low
option $Shadows $Low
option $CloudsFog $Off
option $Waves $Off
option $Cursor $CursorBW
option $Translucency $On
option $Driver $Software
option $ScreenSize $Screen_800x600
option $ScreenDepth $Depth_16
property useSecondStage false
property texBindMaxFree 4 # Software now caches DXT.
property dirtyRectMergeFrames 1 # software is pretty good about BS updates
 property TextureBits 32 # software hardwired for 32-bit internally.
rule "medium CPU"
atLeast cpuSpeed 1000
option $Shadows $Low
option $CityDetail $Medium
end
end

rule "Standard hardware"

option $VisualEffects $Medium
option $CarsSims $Medium
option $Shadows $Medium
option $CloudsFog $On
option $Waves $On
option $Cursor $CursorColor
option $Translucency $On
option $CityDetail $High
option $Driver $Hardware
option $ScreenSize $Screen_1024x768
option $ScreenDepth $Depth_32
property useSecondStage false # Default, overridden below in most case
s.
property texBindMaxFree 4 # To stop thrashing, plus a little pad.
property dirtyRectMergeFrames 6 # Default, for low-end card.
property TextureBits 32 # mostly just for preview -- everything els
e
# should be DXT
partialRule "No DXT"
hasNo DXT
property TextureBits 16 # we'll need all the VRAM we can get...
option $ScreenDepth $Depth_16
end
partialRule "Two stages"
atLeast textureStages 2
property useSecondStage true
property dirtyRectMergeFrames 4
end
partialRule "Lotsa vidmem"
atLeast videoMemory 100 # includes AGP
property texBindMaxFree 8 # keep a little more round
end
partialRule "Radeon"
stringMatch cardIdentity "*Radeon*"
# special scrolling mode for Radeons.
property noPartialBackingStoreCopies true
# try to reduce the number of dirty rects.
 property dirtyRectMergeFrames 8
# use black and white cursors. The Radeons seem
# to work with colour for a while, but in low
# memory situations revert to flickering.
option $Cursor $CursorBW
end
partialRule "Kyro"
# still doesn't work great -- has problems
# minifying textures in zoom 1.
stringMatch cardIdentity "*Kyro*"
property useSecondStage false
option $CloudsFog $Off
option $Waves $Off
end
partialRule "Poor color cursor" -any
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*128*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*Rage*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*Mach*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "S3,*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "Trident,*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "3dfx,*" # The banshee reportedly works, b
ut this is simplest.
option $Cursor $CursorBW
end
partialRule "NoAddSigned" -any
# this shows up as odd zone colours.
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*128*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*Rage*"
property NoAddSigned true
end
partialRule "Fast card" -any
# we run well on these cards, so up the defaults.
stringMatch cardIdentity "NVidia,*Geforce*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "NVidia,*Quadro*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*9700*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI,*8500*"
stringMatch cardIdentity "Matrox,*Parhelia*"
option $VisualEffects $High
option $CarsSims $High
option $Shadows $High
property dirtyRectMergeFrames 2
end
end

# For figuring out what kind of card we are

sinclude "Video Cards.sgr"